A/HRC/16/52/Add.3 with dangerous persons and were not allowed out of their cells. They were also often refused to have a shower; only the nicer warders would let them wash once in a while. The cell was infested with mosquitoes. The warders were all unfriendly and ignored the detainees. Men and women were generally separated. They had seen detainees being beaten by warders. A man was beaten on the back with a baton by a female officer. 238. Bryan Lewis, aged 24, had been in the police station for seven months. One month before, the police refused him to use the bathroom. When he started cursing, seven officers came and started a search of the cell. He was beaten on his head and on his mouth with a baton by Officer Mitchell from the search team; he lost a tooth. There was no reason for the beating. He called for help but nobody came. He was bleeding profoundly but was not taken to a doctor. He added that Officer Mitchell was the worst, and although the superior officers knew of the incident, no measures had been taken. 63